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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Toshimasa Dobashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Mizutani, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Naoaki Kodaira, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohisa Suzuki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshimasa Dobashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Mizutani, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Naoaki Kodaira, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohisa Suzuki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Solutions Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recognition object detecting portion detects a recognition object existing in each of images which are captured in series at different time points by a camera. Images of the detected recognition object are stored in a memory. A recognition object condition judging portion determines whether image areas of the recognition object are recognizable. A movement amount detecting portion detects a movement amount of the recognition object by using the image areas of the recognition object stored in the memory. A sub-area detecting portion detects a sub-area to be recognized, by using the image areas of the recognition object read out from the memory, in accordance with the movement amount of the recognition object. A recognition portion performs recognition processing on the sub-areas. A recognition result integration portion integrates recognition results of the sub-areas including recognized characters and/or recognized patterns and the corresponding reliabilities, respectively.